11:43 PM,
Nov. 16, 2010

Written by

C. L. Brown
cbrown@courier-journal.com

Pittsburgh's loss to Connecticut last week ensures that no Big East team will run through league play undefeated. It also has made the chorus grow louder from those who say the conference should not get an automatic Bowl Championship Series bid.

The Big East has no team ranked in either major poll or the BCS standings. But University of Louisville coach Charlie Strong said the current downturn is purely cyclical and the league has been solid through the years.

"That happens in a lot of conferences where you see the swings. You're going to see the ups and down. That's what has happened with this ...